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CONSTITUTION 

AND 

BY-LA^V\^S 

OF 

THE W^OMAN'S BRANCH 

OF THE 

New Jersey 
Historical Society 



NEWARK. N. J. 

DAWES & YARD. PRINTERS, 

1901. 



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Officers of the 

Woman's Branch of the 

New Jersey Historical Society. 



President, 

Miss M. Antoinette Quimby, 

Newark. 

First Vice-President, 

Mrs. Garret A. Hobart, 

Paterson. 

Second Vice-President, 

Mrs. Thomas J. Craven, 

Salem. 

Treasurer, 

Miss Rosa Murray, 

175 Hamilton Avenue, Paterson. 

Recording Secretary, 

Miss Emma Lathrop, 

992 Broad Street, Newark. 

Corresponding Secretary, 

Miss Grace A. Coe, 

45 South Twelfth Street, Newark. 



Board of Managers. 



Atlantic, 


Miss Euza. S. Thompson, 


Atlantic City 


Bergen, 


Mrs. Wm. TiIvUnghast, 


Englewood 


Burlington, 


Miss Kate Mott, 


Bordentown 


Camden, 






Cape May, 


Miss Josephine Leaming, 

Cape Ma} 


' Court House 


Cumberland 


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Gloucester, 


Mrs. Wm. E. Speakman, 


Woodbury 


Hudson. 


Mrs. Joseph D. Bedi^e, 


Jersey City 




Miss Dora Smith, 


Hoboken 


Hunterdon, 


Mrs. a. VanFleet, 


Flemington 


Mercer, 


Mrs. Alexander Jamif-son, 


Lawren'ville 


Middlesex, 


Mrs. James Neii^son, 


N. Brunswick 


Monmouth, 


Mrs. Henry V. White, 


Red Bank 


Morris, 


Mrs. Juua Keese Colles, 


Morristown 




M iss Mary Jenkins, 


Boonton 


Ocean, 






Passaic, 


Mrs. Henry V. Butler, 


Paterson 


Salem, 


Mrs. Andr?:\v Sinneckson, 


Salem 


Somerset, 


Mrs. James J. Bergen, 


Somerville 


Sussex, 


Mrs. William McMurtky, 


Newton 


Union, 


Mrs. Benjamin H. Campbell, Elizabeth 


Warren, 


Miss Mary Clark, 


Belvidere 


Essex, 


Mrs. J. O. H. Pitney, 


Newark 




Mrs. Nelson Wright, 


Newark 




Miss Condict, 


Newark 




Miss Florence Congar, 


Newark 




Miss Genkvra Freeman, 


Orange 



CONSTITUTION, 



ARTICLE I. 

NAME. 



This organization shall be known as the 
Woman's Branch of the New Jersey Historical 
Society. 

ARTICLE II. 

OBJECT. 

Its object shall be to discover, procure and pre- 
serve whatever relates to any department of the 
history of New Jersey, natural, civil, literary or 
ecclesiastical, and generally of other portions of 
the United States, and to increase the member- 
ship of the Societ3\ 

ARTICLE III. 

MEMBERS AND THEIR EI^ECTIGN. 

The organization shall consist of all the women 
patrons, life and contributing members of the 



New Jersey Historical Society, and such other 
women as shall be elected by a majority vote of 
the Board of Managers present at any meeting, 
and shall be known as Associate Members of the 
Woman's Branch of the New Jersey Historical 
Society. 

ARTICLE IV. 

DUES. 

Each person becoming a member of this organ- 
ization shall pay annually to the Treasurer the 
sum of Two Dollars on the first day of January, 
first payment to be made before their names are 
enrolled as a member, provided nevertheless that 
all members of the New Jersey Historical Society 
shall be exempt from annual dues, 

ARTICLE V. 

OFFICKRS, 

The officers shall be members of the New Jersey 
Historical Society, and shall be a President, First 
and Second Vice-President, Corresponding Sec- 
retary, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer. 

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ARTICLE VI. 

BISECTION. 

The Officers and Board of Management shall be 
elected by ballot at the Annual Meeting to be 
held on the second Wednesday of October each 
year, which election shall be reported to the next 
Monthly Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the 
New Jersey Historical Society, for their confirma- 
tion, and in case of the non-confirmation, then a 
new election shall be made within sixty days 
after such non-confirmation ; and until an elect- 
ion is confirmed, the Board of Management shall 
fill the offices. All vacancies to be filled by 
the Board until the next Annual Meeting. 



ARTICLE VII. 

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT. 

The Board of Management shall consist of the 
above-named officers, and at least one member 
from each County in the State, but it shall not 
exceed thirty-six (36) members. Eight (8)mem- 
bers shall constitute a quorum to transact business. 



ARTICLE VIII 

MEETINGS. 

Sec. I . The Annual Meeting shall be held on 
the second Wednesday of October in each year. 

Sec. 2. Monthly Meetings shall be held on 
the first Wednesday of each month, and such 
other special meeting as may be called by the 
President or on the written application of Five 
Members of the Board of Management. 

ARTICLE IX. 

DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 

President. 

Sec. I. The President, one of the Vice-Presi- 
dents or Chairwoman pro tem. shall preside at all 
meetings. The President shall appoint all Com- 
mittees, and shall exercise and maintain a general 
supervision over the affairs of the Branch, see 
that its objects as prescribed by the Constitution 
and By-Laws are carried out and take an active 
interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the 
New Jersey Historical Society. The Vice-Pres- 
idents in their order shall in the absence or disa- 
bility of the President, perform the duties of that 
officer. 

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Corresponding Secretary. 

Sec. 2. The Corresponding Secretary shall 
perform all the duties usually required of such 
officer, and especially to correspond and commu- 
nicate with such persons who may help carry out 
the objects of this organization. 

Recording Secretary. 

Sec. 3. The Recording Secretary shall have 
charge of the records of this organization, and 
keep correct records of its proceedings in a book 
to be kept in the Library of the New Jersey His- 
torical Society. She shall give notice to the sev- 
eral Officers, Board of Management or Commit- 
tees, of all votes, orders, resolves and proceedings 
of the Branch affecting them. She shall send a 
notice of the time and place of each meeting, 
seven days in advance. Special meetings may 
be called at a shorter notice if the object is stated 
in the call. 

Treasurer. 

Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall collect all the 
funds of the Branch and as often as the funds 
shall amount to twenty-five dollars they shall be 
deposited in some bank (approved by the Board 

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of Management) to the credit of the Woman's 
Branch of the New Jersey Historical Society, and 
shall be drawn thence, on the checks of the 
Treasurer, countersigned by the President or 
Vice-President. Out of these funds she shall pay 
such sums as may be ordered by the Board of 
Management, or by any committee from the 
funds in their care respectively. And in the 
months of January, April, July and October of 
each year to pay to the Treasurer of the New 
Jersey Historical Society the net balance of cash 
on hand(reserving the sum of twenty-five dollars 
for the current expenses)and furnish a Statement 
of their receipts and disbursements. 

In case of the temporary disability of the 
Treasurer, the Board of Management may ap- 
point a Treasurer pro tem. 

ARTICLE X. 

This Constitution may be altered or amended 
by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the mem- 
bers present at anj^ meeting of the organization, 
provided the same shall have been proposed in 
writing at least one month previous to such meet- 



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ing. and such alteration or amendment shall not 
take effect unless approved by the Board of Trus- 
tees of the New Jersey Historical Society. 



ARTICLE XI. 

This Constitution shall take effect when the 
same shall have been approved by the Board of 
Trustees of the New Jersey Historical Society. 



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BY-LAWS, 



ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

Sec. I. At the meeting of the Board of Man- 
agement the following shall be the Order of 
Business: 

1. Roll Call. 

2 . Reading the Minutes of last meeting. 

3. Report of Treasurer. 

4. Report of Recording Secretary. 

5. Report of Corresponding Secretary. 

6. Report of Committees. 

7. Nomination of New Members. 

8. Miscellaneous Business. 

This order of business may be dispensed with, 
or altered by a majority of members present and 
voting. 



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AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. 

1 . Reading of the last Annual Minutes. 

2. Report of the Recording Secretary. 

3. Report of the Corresponding Secretary. 

4. Report of the Treasurer. 

5. Report of the Board of Management by the 

President. 

6. Election of Officers and Board of Management 

7. Miscellaneous Business. 

Sec. 2. There shall be five Standing Com- 
mittees of three or more members each on Finance, 
Membership, Genealogy, Library and Museum, 
to perform such duties as shall be delegated to 
them. 

Sec. 3. These By-Laws may be altered by the 
Board of Management, provided one month's 
notice be given and stating the proposed 
alteration. 



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